Marseille & southern France hit by severe flooding as heavy rainfall set to continue, citizens urged to stay home (VIDEOS)
Parts of southern France have been placed on alert after a weekend of torrential rain…More
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Iran cannot set new conditions for resuming nuclear talks, Germany insists, as Tehran says negotiations will start again soon
Germany has made it clear that Iran cannot demand more conditions for resuming the talks…More
Dozens of environmental activists block Shell’s oil refinery in Netherlands in protest over ‘greenwashing’ ads (PHOTOS)
Over 80 activists from a dozen EU states have blocked entry to Shell’s oil refinery…More
Pandora papers just another tool for the West to interfere in developing countries, says Chinese state media boss
The editor of the Global Times has suggested that Western intelligence agencies have been involved…More
New Covid-19 vaccines will be necessary by mid-2022 to combat ‘next generation’ of virus strains, BioNTech CEO says
A new vaccine “tailored” to target probable future mutations of the Covid-19 coronavirus will likely…More
Taliban wipes out Islamic State cell in Kabul after fatal bombing at mosque during prayers for top official’s mother
The Taliban destroyed an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) cell in Kabul, the group’s spokesperson…More
Swedish cartoonist who became target for assassins after ridiculing Prophet Mohammed killed in car crash
Lars Vilks and his two police guards have been killed in a head-on collision with…More
New Zealand to phase out ‘zero Covid’ strategy due to vaccination & difficulties with Delta variant
New Zealand will gradually drop its policy of seeking a zero Covid-19 infection rate in…More
Pyongyang restores hotline with Seoul, calls for ‘positive efforts’ to ease Korean peninsula tensions
The two Koreas have reopened a cross-border communications channel, shuttered by Pyongyang two months ago…More
3 Swiss Guards resign after Vatican orders Covid-19 vaccinations & introduces Green Passes
Three Swiss Guards have resigned ‘voluntarily’ from the ceremonial Vatican force, while several others have…More